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Carmel Beach surfForecast / CAL – Monterey / USA
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Carmel Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Carmel Beach sea temperature is
14.1° C
(Which is 1.7°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Carmel Beach today?
The current surf forecast for Carmel Beach at 4PM is: 1.4m 10s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.7m 15s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am April 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Apr) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (22 Apr) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 10s |
| Evening (22 Apr) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Carmel Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed morning, min 11°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | Sat 25 | |||||||||||||||||||||
8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
W 10 | W 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | S 15 | NW 8 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | NW 11 | |
416 | 408 | 250 | 394 | 370 | 344 | 287 | 347 | 352 | 425 | 826 | 915 | 590 | 362 | 299 | 261 | 202 | 193 | 187 | 150 | 140 | 125 | 123 | 130 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | |
High Tide | 5:26PM1.04m | 3:07AM1.50m | 6:30PM1.11m | 4:29AM1.38m | 7:19PM1.19m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:53AM-0.28m | 9:07PM0.90m | 11:02AM-0.22m | 10:51PM0.85m | 12:06PM-0.16m | 00:25AM0.72m | ||||||||||||||||||
6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | |
— | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:49 | — | — | — | 7:50 | |
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Temp °C | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 |
11 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 7 | NW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 7 | WNW 6 |
416 | 408 | 250 | 394 | 370 | 344 | 287 | 199 | 190 | 160 | 826 | 915 | 590 | 362 | 159 | 143 | 134 | 154 | 147 | 129 | 125 | 125 | 70 | 45 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | NW 16 | WSW 8 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | NW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | WNW 12 | NW 11 |
48 | 125 | 100 | 191 | 279 | 279 | 186 | 347 | 352 | 425 | 251 | 251 | 181 | 179 | 299 | 261 | 202 | 193 | 187 | 150 | 103 | 99 | 123 | 130 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 16 | SSW 12 | WNW 15 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | W 18 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | WNW 16 | W 16 | WNW 16 | S 14 | S 13 |
102 | 47 | 191 | 219 | 298 | 216 | 143 | 129 | 183 | 181 | 24 | 24 | 12 | 25 | 107 | 104 | 150 | 155 | 155 | 84 | 129 | 85 | 89 | 87 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | NW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 77 | 141 | — | — | — | — | — | 147 | 140 | 83 | 112 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 7 | 7 | 148 | 45 | 31 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 20 | 31 | 45 | 45 | 39 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 45 | 45 | 329 | 42 | 31 | 31 | 32 |
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